throw caution to the wind/winds
C2 to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results:
I threw caution to the wind and bought the most expensive one.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Doing things without fear or proper thought
- bravado
- daredevil
- desperado
- devil-may-care
- foolhardy
- impetuous
- impulsive
- impulsiveness
- lemming
- like lemmings idiom
- precipitation
- rash
- reckless
- second thought
- snap
- thought
- throw
- tomorrow
- trigger-happy
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